Heidi Krutzen
Harp
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In addition to being Principal Harp of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra,
Heidi is in demand as a soloist and chamber musician in North America.
Her performances have been heard on CBC National Radio, National Public
Radio in the US, and Netherlands Radio. Heidi is frequently featured at
festivals such as the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Oregon Bach
Festival, Vancouver Chamber Music Festival, Music in the Morning,
Festival Vancouver, Strings in the Mountains, Bach Dancing and Dynamite
Festival and the Seattle Winter Interlude Series. She has been guest
principal harpist with numerous orchestras notably the Vancouver
Symphony, CBC Radio Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
and serves as faculty for the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.
As a member of the Krutzen/McGhee Duo with flutist
Lorna McGhee, Heidi has appeared in recital, chamber music concerts,
and concerto performances in Canada and the United States. Recent
performances include a recital at the 2006 British Flute Society
Convention in Manchester, England and performances of Mozart’s Flute
and Harp Concerto with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra 2004 and the
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra 2005. The Duo have commissioned four new
works for flute and harp and released two CDs, “Taheke – 20th Century
Masterpieces for flute and harp” and “Canada, New Works for flute and
harp”, both on the Skylark label. They have given recitals and
masterclasses at several North American universities, as well as
outreach tours for the Piatigorsky Foundation in the United States.
Heidi is a member of the Turning Point Ensemble and is featured on
their new CD “Disasters of the Sun” on the Centredisc label. She has
also recorded “Incense and Flowers” with the Latvian National Symphony,
a concerto written for her and yangqin virtuoso Vivian Xia, by Canadian
composer Mark Armanini.
Heidi is a prizewinner
in the American Harp Society National Competition. She is a graduate of
the Eastman School of Music, with both a Bachelor and Masters of Music
and Eastman’s highest honour, the Performer’s Certificate. She
continued her studies with renowned pedagogue Jacqueline Borot in
Paris, France.
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